It May Take Facebook Years To Fix Problems Related To Private User Data – Zuckerberg

It may take a few years in order for Facebook to
solve the problems associated with third-parties
using data from its users in unauthorised ways,
Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said on
Tuesday.
Zuckerberg said: “I think we will dig through this
hole, but it will take a few years.
“I wish I could solve all these issues in three
months or six months, but I just think the reality
is that solving some of these questions is just
going to take a longer period of time.’’
Cambridge Analytica became embroiled in an
international scandal after it emerged that the
company had received the data of around 50
million Facebook users without their permission
and through improper channels.
The company harvested the information to
develop a mechanism that would predict and
influence the behaviour of voters to boost U.S.
President Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Facebook announced recently it would shut down
the Partner Categories, which allows third party
data providers to offer their targeting directly on
Facebook.
It also plans to introduce new privacy tools in the
coming weeks to allow users to more easily
manage and access their personal data.
In March 29, Zuckerberg apologised for the
situation with the Cambridge Analytica and
admitted that he should not have trusted the
firm.
He has said there were several mistakes that led
to the situation, adding that most of the actions
needed to prevent this from happening again
were already taken years ago.